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大学英语四级模拟题五

Part I

Writing (25 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 25 minutes to write an essay entitled The Use of

Cell Phones in Class. You should write at least 120 words following the outline

C) Design some ads for her college.

D) Apply for a job in one of the companies.

6. A) It’s not as hard as expected.

B) It’s too tough for some students.

C) It’s much more difficult than people think.

D) It’s believed to be the hardest optional course.

given below:

1. 现在大学生几乎人人都有手机，且手机的功能越来越强大。

2. 上课时，也有学生用手机。

3. 谈谈你的看法。

Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.

At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said.

Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there

will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A),B),C) and D),

and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer

Sheet with a single line through the centre.

1. A) Five lessons. B) Three lessons.

C) Twelve lessons. D) Fifteen lessons.

2. A) In a restaurant. B) At their home.

C) On a street. D) In a hotel room.

3. A) A visitor. B) A reporter.

C) A student. D) A lecturer.

4. A) Buy a ticket for the ten o’clock.

B) Ask the man to change the ticket for her.

C) Go to the airport immediately.

D) Switch to a different flight.

5. A) Help the companies recruit graduate students.

B) Stay at school all the work.

7. A) The woman rejected the man’s apology.

B) The woman appreciated the man’s offer.

C) The man had forgotten the whole thing.

D) The man had hurt the woman’s feelings.

8. A) Choose some stories for the children.

B) Leave the children at home.

C) Let the children choose by themselves.

D) Let the children take some toys with them.

Conversation One

9. A) Searching for reference material.

B) Watching a film of the 1930s.

C) Writing a course book.

D) Looking for a job in a movie studio.

10. A) It’s too abroad to cope with.

B) It’s controversial.

C) It’s a bit outdated.

D) It’s of little practical value.

11. A) At the end of the online catalogue.

B) At the reference desk.

C) In the New York Times.

D) In the Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature.

Conversation Two

12. A) It was about a little animal.

B) It took her six years to write.

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C) It was adapted from a fairy tale.

D) It was about a little girl and her pet.

C) The US has sent back a lot of workers from Mexico.

D) More cheaper farm workers will come to the US this autumn due to the government’s

13. A) She knows how to write best-selling novels.

B) She can earn a lot of money by writing for adults.

C) She is able to win enough support from publishers.

D) She can make a living by doing what she likes.

14. A) The characters.

B) Her ideas.

C) The readers.

D) Her life experiences.

15. A) She doesn’t really know where they originated.

B) She mainly drew on stories of ancient saints.

C) They popped out of her childhood dreams.

D) They grew out of her long hours of thinking.

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will

hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.

After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices

marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet

with a single line through the center.

Passage One

16. A) Almonds can be sold at a higher price.

B) He wants to get the subsidy from the government.

C) It needs fewer workers to harvest almonds.

D) He can get higher yields and earn more money.

17. A) Many workers switch to other high-paying jobs.

B) The area of fruit plants is much bigger than before.

C) Many workers are ill due to an epidemic.

D) Many workers go to other states in the US.

18. A) The US will import more farm produce from other countries under the current situation.

B) The government will try its best to help the farmers in California.

effort.

Passage Two

19. A) Most of them were criminals from foreign countries.

B) They were very independent and brave.

C) They had to fight together in order to exist.

D) Their biggest threat came from the wild animals.

20. A) They scattered on the great lands.

B) They were too busy to help others.

C) Their sense of value changed.

D) Their population thinned due to disease.

21. A) Getting a sick stranger to the hospital.

B) Holding a party to welcome a newcomer in a company.

C) Helping poor people to pay for their rent.

D) Ignoring a car that breaks down on the highway.

Passage Three

22. A) His branch is assigned to do an unpleasant job.

B) His branch is suffering financial loss due to stealing.

C) He feels over-stressed about his work.

D) He doesn’t have enough money to equip his branch.

23. A) They want to get money from it.

B) They are forced to do it.

C) They intend to arouse public.

D) They feel it is fun.

24. A) Having children work as store detectives.

B) Installing closed-circuit television.

C) Fixing alarms in some secret places.

D) Reducing the number of exits.

25. A) It reduces the number of shoplifting.

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B) It worries the customers who buy nothing.

C) It decreases the number of customers.

D) It makes the prices of products down.

Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for

the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is

read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words

you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should

check what you have written.

More and more of the world’s population are living in towns or cities. The 26 at

which cities are growing in the less developed countries is 27 . Between 1920 and 1960

big cities in 28 increased two and a half times in size, but in other parts of the world the

growth was eight times their size.

The sheer size of growth is bad enough, but there are now also very 29 signs of

trouble in the comparison of percentage of people living in towns and percentages of people

working in industry, during the 30 century cities grew as a result of the growth of

industry. In Europe, the proportion of people living in cities was always smaller than that of the

31 working in factories. Now, however, the 32 is almost always true in the newly

industrialized world. The percentage of people living in cities is 33 the percentage

working in industry. Without a base of people working in industry, these cities cannot pay for

their growth. There is not enough money to build adequate houses for the people that live there,

let alone the new arrivals.

There has been little 34 to build water supplies or other facilities. So the figures for

the growth of towns and cities represent proportional growth of unemployment and

underemployment, a growth 35 hopeless and despairing parents and starving children.

Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one

word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the

passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each

choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for

each item on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. You may not

use any of the words in the bank more than once.

More than forty thousand readers told us that they looked for in close friendships, what

they expected of friends, what they were willing to give in ___36____, and how satisfied they

were with the quality of their friendships. The results give little comfort to social critics.

Friendship appears to be a ___37____ form of human bonding. Unlike marriage or the ties

that bind parents and children, it is not defined or regulated by law. Unlike other social roles

that we are expected to ____38___ — as citizens, employees, members of professional

societies and other ____39___ — it has its own principle, which is to ___40____ feelings of

warmth, trust, love, and affection between two people.

The survey on friendship appeared in the March ___41____ of Psychology Today. The

findings ____42___ that issues of trust and betrayal （背叛） are central to friendship. They

also suggest that our readers do not ___43____ for friends only among those who are most

like them, but find many who differ in race, religion, and ethnic（种族的）___44____. Arguably

the most important ___45____ that emerges from the data, however, is not something that we

found — but what we did not.

A) acting B) return C) unique D) cooperative

E) look F) especially G) conclusion H) organizations

I) confirm J) promote K) projects L) background

M) issue N) technology O) play

Section B

Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with 10 statements attached to it.

Each statement contains information given in out of the paragraphs. Identify the

paragraph which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more

than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by

marking the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

Media Selection for Advertisements

A) After determining the target audience for a product or service, advertising agencies must

select the appropriate media for the advertisement. We discuss here the major types of

media used in advertising. We focus our attention on seven types of advertising: television,

newspapers, radio, magazines, out-of-home, Internet, and direct mail.

B) Television is an attractive medium for advertising because it delivers mass audiences to

advertisers. When you consider that nearly three out of four Americans have seen the game

show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? You can understand the power of television to

communicate with a large audience. When advertisers create a brand, for example, they

want to impress consumers with the brand and its image. Television provides an ideal

vehicle for this type of communication. But television is an expensive medium, and not all

advertisers can afford to use it.

C) Television's influence on advertising is fourfold. First, narrowcasting means that television

channels are seen by an increasingly narrow segment of the audience. The Golf Channel, for

instance, is watched by people who play golf. Home and Garden Television is seen by those

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interested in household improvement projects. Thus, audiences are smaller and more

homogeneous (具有共同特点的) than they have been in the past. Second, there is an

increase in the number of television channels available to viewers, and thus, advertisers.

This has also resulted in an increase in the sheer number of advertisements to which

audiences are exposed. Third, digital recording devices allow audience members more

control over which commercials they watch. Fourth, control over programming is being

passed from the networks to local cable operators and satellite programmers.

D) After television, the medium attracting the next largest annual ad revenue is newspapers.

advertisers will have to understand how to use an increasing number of magazines for their

target audiences. Although some magazines will maintain national audiences, a large

number of magazines will entertain narrower audiences.

J) Out-of-home advertising, also called place-based advertising, has become an increasingly

effective way of reaching consumers, who are more active than ever before. Many

consumers today do not sit at home and watch television. Using billboards, newsstands, and

bus shelters for advertising is an effective way of reaching these on-the-go consumers. More

consumers travel longer distances to and from work, which also makes out-of-home

The New York Times, which reaches a national audience, accounts for $1 billion in ad

revenue annually. It has increased its national circulation (发行量) by 40% and is now

available for home delivery in 168 cities. Locally, newspapers are the largest advertising

medium.

E) Newspapers are a less expensive advertising medium than television and provide a way for

advertisers to communicate a longer, more detailed message to their audience than they can

through television. Given new production techniques, advertisements can be printed in

newspapers in about 48 hours, meaning newspapers are also a quick way of getting the

message out. Newspapers are often the most important form of news for a local community,

and they develop a high degree of loyalty from local readers.

F) Advertising on radio continues to grow. Radio is often used in conjunction with outdoor

billboards (广告牌) and the Internet to reach even more customers than television.

Advertisers are likely to use radio because it is a less expensive medium than television,

which means advertisers can afford to repeat their ads often. Internet companies are also

turning to radio advertising. Radio provides a way for advertisers to communicate with

audience members at all times of the day. Consumers listen to radio on their way to school

or work, at work, on the way home, and in the evening hours.

G) Two major changes—satellite and Internet radio—will force radio advertisers to adapt their

methods. Both of these radio forms allow listeners to tune in stations that are more distant

than the local stations they could receive in the past. As a result, radio will increasingly

attract target audiences who live many miles apart.

H) Newsweeklies, women’s titles, and business magazines have all seen increases in

advertising because they attract the high-end market. Magazines are popular with

advertisers because of the narrow market that they deliver. A broadcast medium such as

network television attracts all types of audience members, but magazine audiences are more

homogeneous. If you read Sports Illustrated, for example, you have much in common with

the magazine’s other readers. Advertisers see magazines as an efficient way of reaching

target audience members.

I) Advertiser using the print media-magazines and newspapers will need to adapt to two main

changes. First, the Internet will bring larger audiences to local newspapers. These audiences

will be more diverse and geographically dispersed （分散）than in the past. Second,

advertising effective. Technology has changed the nature of the billboard business, making

it a more effective medium than in the past. Using digital printing, billboard companies can

print a billboard in 2 hours, compared with 6 days previously. This allows advertisers more

variety in the types of messages they create because they can change their messages more

quickly.

K) As consumers become more comfortable with online shopping, advertisers will seek to

reach this market. As consumers get more of their news and information from the Internet,

the ability of television and radio to get the word out to consumers will decrease. The

challenge to Internet advertisers is to create ads that audience members remember.

L) Internet advertising will play a more prominent role in organizations' advertising in the near

future. Internet audiences tend to be quite homogeneous, but small. Advertisers will have to

adjust their methods to reach these audiences and will have to adapt their persuasive

strategies to the online medium as well.

M) A final advertising medium is direct mail, which uses mailings to consumers to

communicate a client's message. Direct mail includes newsletters, postcards and special

promotions. Direct mail is an effective way to build relationships with consumers. For many

businesses, direct mail is the most effective form of advertising.

46. Television is an attractive advertising medium in that it has large audiences.

47. The challenge to Internet advertisers is to create ads that are easy to remember.

48. Compared with television, newspapers as an advertising medium convey more detailed

messages.

49. Magazines are seen by advertisers as an efficient way to reach target audiences.

50. Advertising on radio continues to grow because it provides easy access to consumers.

51. Out-of-home advertising has become more effective because consumers travel more now

than ever.

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52. With the increase in the number of TV channels, the number of TV ads people can see has

increased.

53. Newspaper ranks the second among all the media which attract annual ad revenue.

54. Direct mail is an effective form of advertising for businesses to develop relationships with

B) a medicine supplier

C) a medical care system

D) an insurance company

57. Under the National Health Service, British citizens _________.

A) are all registered with a general practitioner

B) do not need to buy private health insurance

consumers.

55. Internet advertisers will have to adjust their methods to reach audiences that tend to be

quite homogeneous, but small.

Section C

Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions

or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C)

and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on

the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

Passage One

Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.

In Britain there is a National Health Service (NHS) which is paid for by taxes and National

Insurance, and in general people do not have to pay for medical treatment. Every person is

registered with a doctor in his or her local area, known as a general practitioner (全科医生) or

GP. This means that their names are on the GP’s list, and they may make an appointment to see

the doctor or may call the doctor out to visit them if they are ill. People sometimes do have to

pay part of the cost of drugs that the doctor prescribes. GPs are trained in general medicine but

are not specialists in any particular subject. If a patient needs to see a specialist doctor, they

must first go to their GP and then the GP will make an appointment for the patient to see a

specialist at a hospital or clinic.

Although everyone in Britain can have free treatment under the NHS, it is also impossible

for him to have treatment done privately, for which he has to pay. Some people have private

health insurance to help them pay for private treatment. Under the NHS, people who need to go

to hospital may have to wait for a long time on a waiting list for their treatment. Anyone who is

very ill can call an ambulance（救护车）and get taken to hospital for free urgent medical

treatment. Ambulances are a free service in Britain.

56. In Britain, the National Health Service refers to____________.

A) a local hospital

C) can only go to see a general practitioner

D) cannot call in a general practitioner

58. People buy private health insurance in order to ___________.

A) pay for the ambulance service

B) receive free urgent treatment

C) see a general practitioner

D) have private treatment

59. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A) People in Britain do not have to pay for any kind of medical care.

B) People in Britain may wait long for their free medical treatment.

C) In Britain you have to pay for ambulance service.

D) British private medical insurance is free.

60. What is this passage mainly about?

A) Private medical care in Britain.

B) Roles of general practitioners.

C) Taxes and free medical care.

D) Health services in Britain.

Passage Two

Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.

For an increasing number of students at American universities, Old is suddenly in. The

reason is obvious: the graying of America means jobs. Coupled with the aging of the

baby-boom (生育高峰) generation, a longer life span means that the nation’s elderly population

is bound to expand significantly over the next 50 years. By 2050, 25 percent of all Americans

will be older than 65, up from 14 percent in 1995. The change poses profound questions for

government and society, of course. But it also creates career opportunities in medicine and

health professions, and in law and business as well. “In addition to the doctors, we’re going to

need more sociologists, biologists, urban planners and specialized lawyers,” says Professor

Edward Schneider of the University of Southern California’s (USC) School of Gerontology (老第 5 张 共 7 张

年学).

Lawyers can specialize in “elder law,” which covers everything from trusts and estates to

nursing-home abuse and age discrimination (歧视). Businessmen see huge opportunities in the

elder market because the baby boomers, 74 million strong, are likely to be the wealthiest group

of retirees in human history. “Any student who combines an expert knowledge in gerontology

with, say, an MBA or law degree will have a license to print money,” one professor says.

Margarite Santos is a 21-year-old senior at USC. She began college as a biology major but

found she was “really bored with bacteria.” So she took a class in gerontology and discovered

C) may lead to nursing home abuse and age discrimination

D) will create new fields of study in universities

Translation (20 minutes) Part IV

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 20 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into

English and write your version in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.

世界钻石委员会（The World Diamond Council）成立于2000年，来抵制消除非洲的非法钻石交易。世界钻石委员会认为钻石的用处不仅仅是看起来漂亮，其可以被用来在that she liked it. She says, “I did volunteer work in retirement homes and it was very

satisfying.”

61. “…Old is suddenly in” (Line 1, Para. 1) most probably means “______________”.

A) America has suddenly become a nation of old people

B) gerontology has suddenly become popular

C) more elderly professors are found on American campuses

D) American colleges have realized the need of enrolling older students

62. With the aging of America, lawyers can benefit _________________.

A) from the adoption of the “elder law”

B) from rendering special services to the elderly

C) by enriching their professional knowledge

D) by winning the trust of the elderly to promote their own interests

63. Why can businessmen make money in the emerging elder market?

A) Retirees are more generous in spending money.

B) They can employ more gerontologists.

C) The elderly possess an enormous purchasing power.

D) There are more elderly people working than before.

64. Who can make big money in the new century according to the passage?

A) Retirees who are business-minded.

B) The volunteer workers in retirement homes.

C) College graduates with an MBA or law degree.

D) Professionals with a good knowledge of gerontology.

65. It can be seen from the passage that the expansion of America’s elderly population

________.

A) will provide good job opportunities in many areas

B) will impose an unbearable burden on society

多个方面有利于整个社会。举例来说，全球大约有1000万人获得钻石行业的支持。在非洲，钻石产业的收入对于抵御HIV/AIDS都是不可或缺的。

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大学英语四级模拟题五答案

Part I Writing 15%

Part II Listening 35%

1—5 B D C D D

6—10 C D C A A

11—15 D AD B A

16—20 C A A C A

21—25 A B D B B

26. speed

27. alarming

28. developed countries

29. disturbing

30. nineteenth

31. workforce

32. reverse

33. much higher than

34. opportunity

35. in the number of

Part III Reading comprehension 35%

Section A ( 5%)

36. B 37. C 38. O 39. H 40. J 41. M 42. I 43. E 44. L 45. G

Section B (10%)

46. B 47. K 48. E 49. H 50. F 51. J 52. C 53. D 54. M 55. L

Section C (20%)

56—60 C A D B D

61—65 B B C D A

Part IV Translation 15%

The World Diamond Council, formed in 2000 to combat illegal diamond trading in Africa,

maintains that diamonds benefit the world in many ways other than just looking pretty.

For example, roughly 10 million people worldwide are supported by the diamond industry.

Also, revenue from the diamond industry is integral to the fight against HIV/AIDS in

Africa.

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